ferida

/fe.ˈɾi.dɐ/

//fe.ˈɾi.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“ferida” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,064
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de ferir

Corpus desk

Index PT-ferida · ferida · Portuguese

ferida · rank #6,064 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,064
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH favela

Nearest frequency peer: favela (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “ferida”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “ferida” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ferida vs ferir
67% similar
ferida vs frisa
67% similar
ferida vs ferra
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ferida
PropertyValue
Headwordferida
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/fe.ˈɾi.dɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,064
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “ferida”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).feridacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “favela” (#6,063), “finalidade” (#6,065), “full” (#6,066). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “ferida” fica em #6,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ferida (IPA /fe.ˈɾi.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,064 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ferida, with forms such as "efrida", "feirda", and "ferdia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ferir", "frisa", "ferra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ferida, spelled F-E-R-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de ferir
  2. 2
    lesão (geralmente aberta) causada por impacto, atrito ou perfuração
  3. 3
    acontecimento que provoca sofrimento

Synonyms

ferimentobostelachagagolpemachucadoperebaúlceraulceraçãododóidormágoa

This word in other languages

hurting(English)herida(Español)blessure(Français)Wunde(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efrida
  • feirda
  • ferdia
  • feriad
  • feridda
  • ferrida
  • fferida
  • freida

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ferida - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efrida2feirda2ferdia2feriad2feridda1ferrida1fferida1freida2
Edit distance from "ferida"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ferida"?
"ferida" is spelled F-E-R-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /fe.ˈɾi.dɐ/.
What does "ferida" mean?
As a noun, "ferida" means: ato ou efeito de ferir
What words are commonly confused with "ferida"?
"ferida" is commonly confused with "ferir", "frisa", "ferra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ferida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferida" is /fe.ˈɾi.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ferida" come from?
"ferida" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ferida", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

favela#6,063câmbio#6,048joelho#6,084quieto#6,104

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

amador8 variantstroféu8 variantsritual8 variantsvisite8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list